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Patriot Games
Tom Clancy
Phraseologism: Patriot games.
Meaning: About all kinds of political combinations, intrigues behind which are people who cover up their personal interests, cynical calculations with high patriotic rhetoric (disapproved, ironic).
Origin: From English: Patriot games. The title of a detective novel (1987) by American writer Tom Clancy (1947-2013) about the fight against international terrorism. Former CIA analyst Jack Ryan arrives in London and accidentally witnesses an assassination attempt on a member of the royal family. Jack rushes to his aid and saves him, killing one of the terrorists in the process. So he becomes a national hero of England. Later, the rest of the participants in the assassination are also arrested and put in jail. They are full of hatred for Ryan and vow to take revenge on him at the first opportunity ... In 1992, the novel was filmed by American director Phillip Noyce (starring Harrison Ford).
Random phraseology:
Plant (plant) in a galosh.
Meaning:
To put someone in an awkward, ridiculous, ridiculous position (simply ironic).
Origin:
Phraseologism arose relatively recently from "put in kaluga" (folk) and "plant in a puddle." The secondary nature of the phraseologism with the word kalosh is confirmed by the wide distribution of dialect and Slavic combinations created according to the model "get in + trap" = "find yourself in a difficult or ridiculous position": "sit down in a puddle", "get into a kalevo", "cheburakh in the glyza", etc. The paronymic distortion of the phraseologism component has led to a renewal of the image and an increase in the expressiveness of the turnover. |
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